Outstanding Loans Received from Abroad by Private Sector
Detailed data for the private sector’s long and short-term loans received from abroad are compiled from credit based forms submitted by resident banks and firms.
These flow data are recorded in the Balance of Payments Statistics by the Central Bank of Turkey in compliance with the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The stock data, which are derived from the disbursements and repayments and converted to USD at end-of-period exchange rates, are recorded in the International Investment Position by the Central Bank in compliance with the IMF’s External Debt Statistics- Guide for Compilers and Users.
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Developments in Private Sector's Outstanding Loans Received From Abroad - March 2023
- Private sector’s total outstanding loans received from abroad recorded USD 158.0 billion as of March, decreasing by USD 1.2 billion. With regards to the maturity, long-term loans recorded USD 149.0 billion as of March, decreasing by USD 1.7 billion; whereas short-term loans (excluding trade credits) realized USD 9.0 billion, increasing by USD 530 million in comparison to the end of 2022.
- From the borrower’s side, regarding long-term loans, banks’ loan liabilities decreased by USD 603 million; whereas bond liabilities amounted to USD 12.5 billion, decreasing by USD 1.4 billion in comparison to the end of 2022. In the same period, non-bank financial institutions’ loan liabilities decreased by USD 32 million; whereas bond liabilities amounted to USD 1.2 billion, decreasing by USD 1.2 billion. Non-financial institutions’ loan liabilities recorded an increase of USD 1.4 billion in comparison to the end of 2022; while bond liabilities amounted to USD 9.4 billion, increasing by USD 13 million as of March. Regarding short-term loans, banks’ loan liabilities realized as USD 5.0 billion, decreasing by USD 87 million; whereas non-financial institutions’ loan liabilities realized as USD 1.5 billion, increasing by USD 179 million in comparison to the end of 2022.
- From the creditor’s side, regarding long-term loans, liabilities to private creditors excluding bonds amounted to USD 104.3 billion, increasing by USD 985 million compared to the end of the previous year. Regarding short-term loans, liabilities to private creditors excluding bonds amounted to USD 8.3 billion, increasing by USD 419 million compared to the end of the previous year.
- Regarding the currency composition, of the total long-term loans in the amount of USD 149.0 billion, 60.0 percent consists of USD, 35.6 percent consists of Euro, 2.0 percent consists of Turkish lira and 2.4 percent consists of other currencies and of the total short-term loans in the amount of USD 9.0 billion, 33.9 percent consists of USD, 38.0 percent consists of Euro, 22.6 percent consists of Turkish lira and 5.5 percent consist of other currencies.
- As for the sectoral breakdown by the end of March, of the total long-term loans in the amount of USD 149.0 billion, 33.7 percent consists of liabilities of the financial institutions; whereas 66.3 percent consists of the liabilities of the non-financial institutions. In the same period, of the total short-term loans in the amount of USD 9.0 billion, 73.7 percent consists of liabilities of the financial institutions; whereas 26.3 percent consists of liabilities of the non-financial institutions.
- Private sector’s total outstanding loans received from abroad based on a remaining maturity basis; point out to principal repayments in the amount of USD 39.9 billion for the next 12 months by the end of March.
(*) Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.